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痪

瘓
huàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be paralyzed (used only in 瘫痪)

Examples

那场事故使他下半身瘫痪。
Nàchǎng shìgù shǐ tā xiàbànshēn tānhuàn.
The accident left him paralyzed below the waist.
暴风雪使全市交通陷入瘫痪。
Bàofēngxuě shǐ quánshì jiāotōng xiànrù tānhuàn.
The storm brought city traffic to a standstill.

Tips

usage
This character appears only in 瘫痪 (tānhuàn). Beyond the medical sense of paralysis, it is widely used figuratively for systems, traffic, or organizations grinding to a complete halt.

Components

radical
疒 nè
sickness
The sickness radical 疒 (Kangxi radical 104), a person on a sickbed, wraps the top and left. It marks this as a medical condition, here paralysis.
phonetic
奂 huàn
phonetic element
The inner part is read huàn and supplies the exact sound. The same phonetic appears in 换 (to exchange) and 焕 (glowing).

Stroke Order

痪 huàn